Convening Stakeholders
Bringing the community together
The North Shore Anti-Racism Network consists of over 20 community stakeholders representing key sectors such as health & wellness services, education & school districts, faith groups, law enforcement, restorative justice, social services agencies, Indigenous partners, municipal government and more. We encourage and support BIPOC representation in our membership and intentionally centre and amplify BIPOC voices and perspectives in the work we lead.
North Shore Racism Response Protocol
The Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network, a provincial program focused on connecting communities with information, supports and training in order to respond to, and prevent incidents of, racism and hate, tasked the North Shore Anti-Racism Network with developing a community response protocol for responding to race and hate-based incidents and crimes on the North Shore. This community response protocol is similar to protocols communities have put in place to respond to disasters, traumas, and other crisis situations. Please note: The North Shore Anti-Racism Network is not an expert on bystander intervention, victim support, human rights legislation or the criminal code.
#StepUpNorthShore
The goal of the North Shore Racism Response Protocol is to reduce harm and increase safety across the North Shore through developing effective, coordinated responses to incidents of racial discrimination, racism and hate by:
– Equipping the community with information, education and tools to more appropriately respond to, report on, and support victims of a range of race and hate-based incidents
– Expanding beyond “reactive” response protocols (i.e. focusing on reporting incidents after they happen) to include proactive and holistic approaches (e.g. prevention, preparation, active intervention, and follow-up supports)
The North Shore Racism Response Protocol is a publicly available resource distributed through the North Shore Anti-Racism Network.
#STEPUpNorthShore is a multi-lingual, anti-racism awareness campaign based on the North Shore Racism Response Protocol. It is built to equip and motivate community members to intervene during incidents of racism on the North Shore.
Current members of the Anti-Racism Network include:
- Canadian Mental Health Association, North Shore
- Capilano University
- City of North Vancouver
- District of North Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver
- Family Services of the North Shore
- Impact North Shore
- North Shore Community Resources
- North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership
- North Shore Restorative Justice
- North Shore Women’s Centre